US Air Force receives its 100th KC-46A Pegasus air-refueling tanker

The U.S. Air Force took delivery of its 99th and 100th KC-46A Pegasus air-refueling tankers at Travis Air Force Base in ...

The Aircraft That Is The US Air Force’s Top Choice For Aerial Refueling

For fighter jets to project power any significant distance from their nation's borders, they need aircraft carriers, forward ...

Future Home of US B-21 Nuclear Bomber Receives Upgrade

The B-21 bomber, the first U.S. sixth-generation combat aircraft, is designed to conduct conventional and nuclear strikes.
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US Air Force takes delivery of 100th KC-46A tanker from Boeing

The milestone delivery comes as the Air Mobility Command is increasingly relying on KC-46As to support frontline military ...

Air Force's next-gen KC-46 Pegasus refueling planes will be based at McGhee Tyson

The next-gen "multirole tanker," in addition to advanced refueling systems, has "defensive countermeasures" and "secure ...

Mapped: US Sends ‘Nuke Sniffer’ Plane to Russia’s Pacific Coast

In August, a WC-135R aircraft, deployed in the United Kingdom, was tracked flying over the Barents Sea, west of Russia's ...

Why The US Air Force Still Relies On The Boeing 747 In 2025

You have, for instance, the Boeing P-8 Poseidon, a naval reconnaissance aircraft derived from the Boeing 737-800 airliner, ...
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Boeing’s X-Planes Laid the Groundwork for the F-47 Fighter

Production of the sixth-generation fighter component of the NGAD F-47 is advancing nicely, Boeing CEO says. Big-name ...
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US Air Force drops parts of previous administration’s revamp

The Air Force is dropping large portions of the previous administration's "reoptimization" plan, but keeping other aspects ...